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Sierra Leone's Elephant Population Near Extinction

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Tags: ivory africa sierra leone poaching elephants.

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Can we talk about Cecil the Lion?

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Take an example, Tembe Elephant Park in South Africa. If tourists are too dim to tell Sierra Leone from Botswana or Tanzania, do we really want to rely on them to save Africa’s species? We can’t afford just to let nature be nature any more. Not if we want to hang on to what we have left.

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The Bee-eaters of Africa

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Northern Carmine Bee-eater riding an Arabian Bustard by Markus Lilje/Rockjumper Birding Tours Northern Carmine Bee-eaters in particular are masters of this trait, and rides range from elephants, donkeys and goats to Kori and Arabian Bustards, Abyssinian Ground Hornbills and a variety of other larger birds and mammals.

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